Emigration

Two girls on a video call with their grandmother

“My granny lives in a computer”: Experiences of Transnational Grandparenthood

Emigration is increasingly becoming a reality for South Africans. To date, research on emigration has largely focused on the economic effect and the associated loss of expertise in the country. To a lesser degree research has focused on the devastating effects of distance and the lower intimacy levels on intergenerational relationships of transnational families. The relationship as it was known… Read More »“My granny lives in a computer”: Experiences of Transnational Grandparenthood

Christmas Roses

My kind, die krismisrose blom (ek wens jy was hier)…

“It’s heartbreaking – OR Tambo airline passengers hard hit by travel ban” (Daily Maverick, 28 November 2021). “‘I cried and cried ’: South Africans devastated over travel ban” (News24, 28 November 2021). Só lui die nuusopskrifte na die ontdekking van die Omicron-variant van COVID-19 in onder meer Suider-Afrika. Ná Kersfees 2020, waar vele vakansieplanne vanweë die tweede vlaag van die… Read More »My kind, die krismisrose blom (ek wens jy was hier)…

Grandparents grandkids overseas

My Kind is Oorsee – Wat nou? [KSM Seniors]

Emigrasie het toegeneem wêreldwyd en daarmee saam die hartseer vir ouers en geliefdes wat agterbly. Veral seniors sukkel om die verlies te hanteer. Kom deel in ʼn baie interessante gesprek saam met Dr. Sulette en Dr. Petrus Moolman met Carl du Preez van Kerk Sonder Mure, oor die vrae en uitdagings wat seniors beleef as hulle kinders oorsee woon.